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Schedule and Prices

Weekend package price covering all workshop sessions is $25. Tickets for individual sessions are also available at the door. The package price saves $6, but does not include items marked with an asterisk (i.e. the meals). Total for workshop package plus all meals is $43.

It is strongly advised that you pre-register; see the registration form. Reservations for the lunches and banquet need to be received by April 12. For further information and reservations contact Terry or Gretchen Tomazic at 314-638-4024 or tomazictj@slu.edu.

Instrumentalists: All accordion, gajda, tapan, tambura, kaval, and clarinet players are invited to bring their instruments for a Macedonian jam session. Group and private lessons will be available by arrangement; call Gretchen Tomazic at 314-638-4024.

Locations

Church of the Holy Communion (Friday, Saturday): 7401 Delmar Blvd., University City, Missouri. The church is on the northwest corner of Delmar and Jackson (see map). Park on either street and enter through the red double doors in the middle of the L-shaped building.

Wydown Dorm (Sunday) is on the Washington University campus. Directions will be available at the Saturday sessions.

About the Teacher and Musicians

Boris Ilievski, or "Kete", was born and educated in Skopje, Macedonia. Folk dance and music were traditions in his family. Kete's father, Ilija Ilievski, was the first Macedonian choreographer and artistic director of the ensemble Koco Racin, and was a musician for Radio Skopje playing a number of traditional Macedonian instruments. For those who have seen the classic 1948 film Jugoslavenski Narodni Plesovi (Yugoslav Folk Dances), Ilija appeared in that film as the leader of the dance Postupano Oro.

Kete joined Koco Racin in 1959, and was choreographer of the ensemble from 1965 through 1984 and artistic director from 1973 to 1984. He also worked as a choreographer for the Svetozar Markovic' ensemble in Yugoslavia, the Jedinstvo ensemble in Croatia, Domain Musique in France, Les Enfents des Cathieaux in Belgium, and the George Tomov Ensemble in New York City. Kete was co-founder of the Seminar for Macedonian Folklore in Struga, Macedonia, and has won awards in dance and choreography competitions. Kete currently lives in Ontario and has taught at workshops and festivals throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Chris Bajmakovitch is a Macedonian band leader and accomplished accordion player from the Chicago area. Paul Mangov is a kaval and clarinet player from Toronto. Other local area musicians may also be present.

Meals and Other Information

This workshop is supported in part by

Lunches: There will be a variety of dishes. Contributions of desserts will be appreciated for Saturday and Sunday lunches. Reservations for lunches need to be received by April 12; call 314-638-4024.

Banquet: Saturday evening we will have a Macedonian banquet, served at the Holy Communion Church. The menu will include a variety of both meat and non-meat dishes. Reservations for the banquet need to be received by April 12; call 314-638-4024.

Joan Amsterdam of International Folk Rhythms, Ltd. will be selling ethnic recordings, books, clothing and accessories, and crafts on Friday and Saturday.

Crash Space is available. Please indicate your needs on the registration form or call Nancy and Ken Dickinson at 314-863-2139.

Scholarships are available. Please call Gretchen Tomazic at 314-638-4024.

For Other Information: Call Terry or Gretchen Tomazic at 314-638-4024, or send E-mail to tomazictj@slu.edu.

Views and opinions expressed on this page are strictly those of the International Folk Dance Association of University City, which is not sponsored by or otherwise connected with Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.